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Arsenal boss Wenger ponders offer for Benfica defender Lorenzo Melgarejo

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is weighing up a deal for Benfica's Paraguayan international Lorenzo Melgarejo.

The defender, 22, was part of the Benfica side that impressed in their run to the Europa League Final this season where they were beaten 2-1 by Chelsea.

Melgarejo's agent Juan Gabriel Appleyard said: "Arsenal and Fenerbahce have enquired about Melgarejo. But so far there has been nothing concrete."

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